Metallurgical High Vacuum (MHV) of Fennville, Mich., has been awarded certification attesting to establishment of its quality management system in conformance with the International Quality System Standard ISO 9000:2008, with a scope for Design and Manufacture of High Vacuum Mechanical Pumps and Rebuild of Mechanical Pumps. This certification was granted by American Systems Registrar LLC, which is accredited by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board.

Geoff Humberstone, MHV president, said: "ISO 9000 is the internationally recognized series of quality management system standards issued to date in 180 countries. Certification is especially important to our strategic business plans since MHV has been a vital partner in the heat-treating industry for over for over 33 years. This provides our customers with the confidence that our vacuum pump manufacturing and pump rebuilding services are at the highest level of quality.”